Section 56503 Of Chapter 5. Procedural Safeguards From California Education Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 30. >> Chapter 5.

. Nothing in this chapter shall preclude the parties to a hearing from agreeing to use a mediation conference or resolving their dispute in an informal, nonadversarial manner, even though a request for a state level hearing has been filed or even if the hearing has commenced.